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Had a couple western (or maybe mountain) bluebirds checking out the house finch house I put up last year. They didn't like it, perhaps because the hole was a bit too large for them.
So I dug up the measurements for bluebirds and grabbed some leftover pallet wood and glued it up to make wide enough boards. Put it together with glue and screws and this time hinged the left side of the house, so I don't have to get a ladder to clean out the house in the spring (I learn from my mistakes). Dug a hole today, planted the post, and put the house up.
Hopefully they'll like it. I probably should have made it a few inches taller, but I didn't have long enough scraps, so it's a little short. It also should be in a more sheltered area, but we don't really have that on our lot. If the bluebirds don't like it, I can always open up the hole a little and let the house finches move in. They should be showing up in a month or two.
I should order some better hinges for next year's bird house while I'm thinking of it…
So I dug up the measurements for bluebirds and grabbed some leftover pallet wood and glued it up to make wide enough boards. Put it together with glue and screws and this time hinged the left side of the house, so I don't have to get a ladder to clean out the house in the spring (I learn from my mistakes). Dug a hole today, planted the post, and put the house up.
Hopefully they'll like it. I probably should have made it a few inches taller, but I didn't have long enough scraps, so it's a little short. It also should be in a more sheltered area, but we don't really have that on our lot. If the bluebirds don't like it, I can always open up the hole a little and let the house finches move in. They should be showing up in a month or two.
I should order some better hinges for next year's bird house while I'm thinking of it…